Inclusion & Universal Design for Learning

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1 Inclusion & Universal Design for Learning Presented by: Meredith Penner BCIU #22 February 5, 2013

2 Commitment to Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Our goal for each child is to ensure Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams begin with the general education setting with the use of Supplementary Aids and Services before considering a more restrictive environment.

3 Public education "is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms." U.S. Supreme Court, Brown v. Board of Education "UDL offers a new way of thinking about creating multiple learning opportunities in every area of course design. Once you start thinking this way, the sky's the limit!" Prof. Sandra Yang, Cal Poly Pomona

4 Evolution of Inclusion No Schooling Separate Schools Separate Classrooms Mainstreaming Integration Inclusion

5 Standards Aligned System (SAS) 5 Try the vertical viewer feature to identify standardaligned objectives for students with intellectual disabilities.

6 Examples of Educational Practices that Support Educating Students in General Education Classes: Principles of Effective Instruction Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Co-Teaching Differentiated Instruction Curricular Accommodations Data Informed Decision Making Positive Behavior Supports

7 Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) 7 Accommodation a support or service that will assist the student so that he or she can gain full access to the content and instruction as well as enable them to demonstrate what they know in relation to the construct Modification a change in the content of instruction or the expected performance of a student (Nolet & McLaughlin, 2000)

8 Outcomes for ALL students Membership 8 I count Participation General Education Instruction Learning I belong Social & Other Academic Everything Else Adapted from Michael McSheehan, Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, 2009

9 The 21 st Century Learner 9 A Vision of K-12 Students Today

10 Intersection of Initiatives

11 Consider the needs of the broadest possible range of users from the beginning - Ron Mace, Architect -

12 What s better about Universal Design? Recognizes the reality of diversity Built in right from the start Less costly than retrofit More efficient than individual solutions More aesthetic Benefits more people

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14 Universal Design - examples Ramps Curb cuts Electric doors Captions on television Easy-grip tools

15 Who else benefits? Universal Design Universal Design for Learning Curb cuts Ramps & elevators Closed Captioning Signs and symbols Using a microphone Visual cues and schedules Building background knowledge Illustrating vocabulary Dictating responses Working with a partner

16 Universal Design for Learning (UDL) More ways to access More ways to participate More ways to demonstrate learning Resulting in more equitable access to the general education curriculum for ALL learners

17 UDL at a Glance 17

18 How do you know what we need?

19 Brain Research & New Technologies Multifaceted learning capacities Accessibility to digital media

20 Technology NOW and THEN: v=xfawr6hzzek v=skhpmezwurq

21 Principles of UDL Multiple means of representation means of action and expression means of engagement - CAST -

22 Getting to Know YOU the UDL Way main.cfm?t_id= articles/gps (GPS activity)

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24 Multiple Means of Representation

25 Multiple Means of Representation Examples Read aloud Highlight phrases Listen to audiotape Text-to-speech Built-in talking glossary Built-in language translation

26 Multiple Means of Action and Expression

27 Multiple Means of Action & Expression Written response Verbal response Visual art project Dramatic response imovie (Macintosh) Multimedia: Power Point, Hyperstudio

28 Multiple Means of Engagement

29 Multiple Means of Engagement Keep ongoing personal journal Use archived resources Flexibility in use of tools to access information Choice in means of expression Flexible grouping strategies

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31 UDL Checkpoints

32 CAST- Learning Tools

33 FREE Digital Text (Tumble Books)

34 On-Line Modules

35 Teaching Every Student

36 Explore: FrontPage teacher/universaldesign/conlon/

37 Additional On-line Resources/References Center for Applied Special Technology- extensive UDL reasearch and resource lists National Center for Universal Design for Learning standards state portal that provides resources linked to standards and the anchors and big ideas linked to Universal Design for Learning list of tools and on-line resources on-line tool to facilitate accessibility to instructional materials great strategies for all skill areas and ages many links to interactive websites and printables for all subjects flash card builder/exchange free printable worksheets to provide repeated practice of many different skills provides interactive lessons and activities that could be used as life skills or transition tools has a fakebook link that can be used a variety of ways (ex. Character analysis for a novel, social studies character development, etc)